Hair cells don't actually have anything to do with hair. Not sure why you are being downvoted though, the name is a bit confusing. Jim Hudspeth gives a great ta

Hair cells don't actually have anything to do with hair. Not sure why you are being downvoted though, the name is a bit confusing. Jim Hudspeth gives a great talk about the neuroscience of hearing (haven't watched this video but saw him in person ~10 years ago): https://youtu.be/hn8N8p9P5gw https://youtu.be/hn8N8p9P5gw